Health, Safety & Nutrition Note Review:
Module 1-3 Solved 2024
4 ways diseases are transmitted - ANSWER-Respiratory, Fecal/Oral, Direct contact,
and Blood borne
Accidents/Injuries Report - ANSWER-facility/home:
child's name:
age:
date & time of accident/incident:
describe accident/incident:
describe nature of injury:
witness(es) to accident/incident:
what action was taken?
was parent/guardian contacted?
time:
how?
other persons contacted:
describe medical treatment/ first aid:
operator's signature
date and time
parent/guardian signature
date and time
Adult Role At Mealtimes - ANSWER--planning, preparing, and serving nutritious foods
at appropriate times
-helping children serve themselves
-allowing children to decide how much they will eat at any given meal, and providing
them with information that will help them make good choices
-making conversation with the children to allow them to develop social and language
skills
-modeling proper eating behaviors and table manners
-teaching the children about specific foods by pointing out color, size, shape, texture,
temperature, flavor(sweet, salty, sour), numbers, and food-related words
-teaching the children about foods groups and which foods belong in each group
-teaching the children about the importance of foods as they relate to specific cultures
-helping children with special needs manage mealtimes, with the understanding that
they might need foods and equipment other children do not need
Baby Food/Toddler Food - ANSWER--previously opened baby food jars shall not be
accepted by a child care program. if food is fed directly from the jar by the caregiver, the
jar shall be used for only one feeding and the remainder discarded.
-solid food:
, -including cereal, should not be given in bottles or with infant feeders to children with
normal eating abilities unless authorized by a physician
-must not be fed to an infant younger than 4 months of age unless directed by a
physician
-must be of a safe consistency and must be developmentally appropriate for the age
and developmental ability of the infant
Booster Seats - ANSWER-All children whose weight or height exceeds the forward-
facing limit for their car safety seat should use a belt-positioning booster seat until the
vehicle seat belt fits properly. Typically, this is when they have reached 4 feet 9 inches
in height and are 8 to 12 years of age.
Breast Milk & Formula - ANSWER--prepared bottles must be refrigerated immediately
and used within 48 hours
-bottle warming; for optimum digestion, breast-milk and infant formula is to be served at
body temperature
-bottled breast-milk, infant bottles, and formula shall not be heated in a microwave oven.
they should be heated in a bottle warmer or by placing the bottle in warm water for no
more than 15 minutes
-heated bottles or food must be tested before feeding, to ensure heat is evenly
distributed and to prevent injury to children.
-a bottle may be warmed only once; a warmed bottle may not be returned to the
refrigerator or re-warmed
-all breast-milk and infant formula remaining in bottles after feeding shall be discarded
within one hour after serving an infant
-if the wrong breast-milk or infant formula is provided to an infant in care, the provider
must immediately inform the child's parent
Breastfeeding - ANSWER--the american academy of pediatrics recommends that
mothers breastfeed their babies for at least one year
-the optimal food for any infant is its own mother's milk; it is the only food an infant
needs in the first four to six months of life.
-breastfeeding helps develop a secure, nurturing and loving relationship between a
mother and her child
-breast-milk is ready-to-feed- and needs no additives
-breast-milk does not cost anything
-breast-fed infants do not get as sick as often as formula-fed infants
-breast-fed infants do not have constipation of diarrhea as often as formula-fed infants
-breast-milk should be slightly bluish in color and should look thinner than cow's milk
-breast-milk is more easily digested than cow's milk, so the infant should be fed more
often, usually everyone and a half to three hours
Car Seats Don'ts and Do's - ANSWER-Do's
-child sits comfortably and properly in the device
-seat belts are properly threaded
-the device is firmly held to the seat by the seat belts
Module 1-3 Solved 2024
4 ways diseases are transmitted - ANSWER-Respiratory, Fecal/Oral, Direct contact,
and Blood borne
Accidents/Injuries Report - ANSWER-facility/home:
child's name:
age:
date & time of accident/incident:
describe accident/incident:
describe nature of injury:
witness(es) to accident/incident:
what action was taken?
was parent/guardian contacted?
time:
how?
other persons contacted:
describe medical treatment/ first aid:
operator's signature
date and time
parent/guardian signature
date and time
Adult Role At Mealtimes - ANSWER--planning, preparing, and serving nutritious foods
at appropriate times
-helping children serve themselves
-allowing children to decide how much they will eat at any given meal, and providing
them with information that will help them make good choices
-making conversation with the children to allow them to develop social and language
skills
-modeling proper eating behaviors and table manners
-teaching the children about specific foods by pointing out color, size, shape, texture,
temperature, flavor(sweet, salty, sour), numbers, and food-related words
-teaching the children about foods groups and which foods belong in each group
-teaching the children about the importance of foods as they relate to specific cultures
-helping children with special needs manage mealtimes, with the understanding that
they might need foods and equipment other children do not need
Baby Food/Toddler Food - ANSWER--previously opened baby food jars shall not be
accepted by a child care program. if food is fed directly from the jar by the caregiver, the
jar shall be used for only one feeding and the remainder discarded.
-solid food:
, -including cereal, should not be given in bottles or with infant feeders to children with
normal eating abilities unless authorized by a physician
-must not be fed to an infant younger than 4 months of age unless directed by a
physician
-must be of a safe consistency and must be developmentally appropriate for the age
and developmental ability of the infant
Booster Seats - ANSWER-All children whose weight or height exceeds the forward-
facing limit for their car safety seat should use a belt-positioning booster seat until the
vehicle seat belt fits properly. Typically, this is when they have reached 4 feet 9 inches
in height and are 8 to 12 years of age.
Breast Milk & Formula - ANSWER--prepared bottles must be refrigerated immediately
and used within 48 hours
-bottle warming; for optimum digestion, breast-milk and infant formula is to be served at
body temperature
-bottled breast-milk, infant bottles, and formula shall not be heated in a microwave oven.
they should be heated in a bottle warmer or by placing the bottle in warm water for no
more than 15 minutes
-heated bottles or food must be tested before feeding, to ensure heat is evenly
distributed and to prevent injury to children.
-a bottle may be warmed only once; a warmed bottle may not be returned to the
refrigerator or re-warmed
-all breast-milk and infant formula remaining in bottles after feeding shall be discarded
within one hour after serving an infant
-if the wrong breast-milk or infant formula is provided to an infant in care, the provider
must immediately inform the child's parent
Breastfeeding - ANSWER--the american academy of pediatrics recommends that
mothers breastfeed their babies for at least one year
-the optimal food for any infant is its own mother's milk; it is the only food an infant
needs in the first four to six months of life.
-breastfeeding helps develop a secure, nurturing and loving relationship between a
mother and her child
-breast-milk is ready-to-feed- and needs no additives
-breast-milk does not cost anything
-breast-fed infants do not get as sick as often as formula-fed infants
-breast-fed infants do not have constipation of diarrhea as often as formula-fed infants
-breast-milk should be slightly bluish in color and should look thinner than cow's milk
-breast-milk is more easily digested than cow's milk, so the infant should be fed more
often, usually everyone and a half to three hours
Car Seats Don'ts and Do's - ANSWER-Do's
-child sits comfortably and properly in the device
-seat belts are properly threaded
-the device is firmly held to the seat by the seat belts
